Community Bible Church

Community Bible Church knowing Christ intimately, sharing Him lovingly

A NOTE FROM PASTOR TSCHETTER... Happy Anniversary, Community Bible Church! A lot has happened in 50 years, some of which can be easily measured... Bible studies Preaching, singing and times of worship Prayer meetings Gospel presentations Baptisms Awana club nights Sunday School lessons Children in the Kiddie Kollege program Baby dedications Youth group meetings Adult Bible classes Budgets Committee meetings Bible conferences World Missions Festivals Missionaries Money given Weddings and funerals Babies born and child dedications People reborn! Choir numbers Small group meetings Elder meetings Hospital calls and home visits Wednesday evening family meals After-school clubs 5-DAY Clubs Summer camps Other things are harder to quantify, but are no less important... Demonstrations of faith, hope and love Grace Mercy Peace Spiritual growth Forgiveness Perseverance and endurance Encouragement Effort and hard work Waiting on the Spirit s direction and leading Planning Praying Answers to prayer! Joy Laughter Maturity Yielding to the Spirit Submission Pursuing holiness Knowing Christ Obedience Discipline Devotion Service Contentment Thankfulness Faithfulness And honesty compels us to acknowledge we have also experienced... Suffering Adversity Loneliness Trials Grief Fear Failure Discouragement Struggles Problems Pain No doubt, you can add to the lists above, maybe from areas of ministry in which you yourself have been involved... words or phrases that describe some aspect of life and ministry over the last five decades. But, day in and day out, God has been faithful. He has not changed. And for this we are so very grateful. We are certain His faithfulness will continue to grace our lives. As you flip the pages of this annual report, looking back on 2016 and remembering the last 50 years, celebrate and rejoice in what God has done through CBC. And let us continue to trust Him for how He will use us in the future (Philippians 3.14). Rev. Charles Tschetter Senior Pastor 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 A LETTER FROM PASTOR TSCHETTER 4 A LOOK BACK 6 THE YEAR IN PICTURES 8 COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH TIMELINE SENIOR PASTOR CHARLES TSCHETTER PASTOR OF STUDENT MINISTRIES JEREMY WISSINK PASTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL CARE LAVERN SMITH DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & WORSHIP GREG ZIELKE DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN S MINISTRIES MARILYNN LESTER OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR RENEE CALVIN mission to know Christ intimately and share Him lovingly 10 2016 GLOBAL PARTNERS 12 2016 LOCAL PARTNERS 14 2016 STRATEGIC PLANNING 16 2016 FINANCIAL INFORMATION ELDERS DENNIS DICK STEVE FLAGG MEL FRIESEN JEREMY HASELHORST JAMES KOPSA KEITH STRASSER JOHN TAULBORG CHARLES TSCHETTER STEVE WHITE core values DEACONS RANDY BURTON ROGER DEAVER MEL FRIESEN CHARLIE KNIGHT MARK SHIPPY DAVID VOTH In October of 2016, CBC unveiled a new logo! The logo was inspired by Matthew 5.14, You are the light of the world like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. The central shape represents an open Bible and it also resembles an arrow, pointing heavenward. Beams of light radiate from the central focal point (God s Word), symbolizing CBC, the city on the hilltop, whose light cannot be hidden. COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH 9001 Q STREET OMAHA, NE 68127 50years 2 CBCOMAHA.ORG 3

A LOOK BACK AT OUR NATION A LOOK BACK AT CBC President of the United States then: 1966 World Series Champions National News then: 1966 church office... then & now Lyndon B. Johnson now 2016 then: 1966 Russia makes first soft moon landing now 2016 Barack Obama now 2016 cbc choir... then & now cost of a gallon of gas THEN:.32 cents NOW: $2.22 Election Year Candidates: Donald Trump Hillary Clinton cost of a dozen eggs THEN:.60 cents NOW: $1.79 cbc building... then & now cost of a gallon of milk THEN:.99 cents NOW: $3.39 church building... then & now 4 5

REVIEWING THE YEAR... NOVEMBER 2015 DECEMBER 2015 january 2016 JANUARY january 2016 2016 FEBRUARY 2016 MARCH 2016 APRIL 2016 may MAY 2016 2016 JUNE 2016 july JULY 2016 2016 AUGUST 2016 SEPTEMBER 2016 OCTOBER 2016 6 7

COMMUNITY BIBLE THROUGH THE YEARS LEAD PASTORS OF COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH MR. JIM WALTER 1965-1968 DR. HAROLD BURKHOLDER 1968-1972 REV. RON HIEBNER 1972-1975 LEAD PASTORS OF COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH DR. ROGER ANDRUS 1976-1982 REV. DOUG HORNOK 1982-1990 REV. CHARLES TSCHETTER 1990-PRESENT 8 9

2016 GLOBAL PARTNERS 2016 GLOBAL MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY think global Community Bible Church has always had a strong emphasis on world missions. 2016 was no exception. In this 50th year of ministry, CBC supported over 30 full-time missionaries, who are spreading the good news of the Gospel all over the world. In 2016 CBC began supporting a group of Haitian pastors. Desiring to spread God s Word to their native countrymen, these men received teaching and training throughout the year. In addition, in November we commissioned one of our own members, Julie Schmidt, to begin her work in Tanzania with SIM/AIM. JULIE SCHMIDT COMMISSIONING SERVICE, NOV, 2016 ST. VINCENT YOUTH MISSIONS TRIP, JULY 2016 Over the past decade, our high school youth have gone on several short-term mission trips to the island of St Vincent. This ministry continued this summer as twenty students and four adults went to serve the church and community of Diamond Evangelical Church. The team helped to continue the work on a new church building and led a week long Bible club for kids and youth. God used them to serve and encourage the Diamond community and church and to clearly share the Gospel. Perhaps the greatest thing that God did during the week was to bring two individuals into His Kingdom, as a child in the Bible club and also one of our own high school students placed their faith in Christ! This led our group to hold a baptism service in the ocean at the end of the week and nine of our students were baptized. We praise God for the work He did in St Vincent and in the lives of our students! -Jeremy Wissink Pastor of Student Ministries 10 11

2016 LOCAL PARTNERS Abide Network Assure Women s Center 2016 LOCAL MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY: COMPLETED IN 2014 our partnership with the Abide Network began with the purchase of an abandoned house in north Omaha. For the next 2 1/2 years, demolition and a complete remodel was done using volunteer labor by the people of CBC. In August, this house became a home to Rob & Samantha and a Lighthouse for the neighborhood. We praise the Lord for this completed project, and for the ministry that will take place in the years to come. Child Evangelism Fellowship Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches Good News Jail & Prison Tri-City Food Pantry Open Door Mission Release Ministries Youth For Christ 12 13

2016: STRATEGIC PLANNING THE MALPHURS GROUP Beginning January 2016, Dr. Aubrey Malphurs of The Malphurs Group met one weekend a month for six months with 24 members of a Strategic Leadership Team. As they met each month Dr. Malphurs led them through an evaluation and strategic planning process which involved multiple key areas: Mission Vision Values Making Mature Disciples Community Outreach/Evangelism Leadership Development Congregational Vision This team evaluated the current course of the church using a ministry analysis, and initiated a strategic planning process for our future in light of our newly adopted mission... to know Christ intimately and share Him lovingly. The team agreed on five core values that will now be the focus of our ministry: Scripture, Fellowship, Worship, Evangelism and Service. Implementation Teams were formed for several key areas of ministry: Prayer Team Communication Team Staff Team Discipleship Team Outreach Team Finance Team Leadership/Mobilization Team Facility Team STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP MEETINGS JANUARY-JUNE 2016 These teams are up and running, some more visibly than others, but all are staffed and functioning at the end of this fiscal year. 14 15

2016: INCOME AND EXPENSES 630,068 127,646 10,028 6,054 3,877 3,395 27,526 38,493 282,551 160,547 121,181 117, 742 29,353 21,124 17,412 70,479 7,666 3,138 21,980 16,936 16